RECOVERY POWER Crossword

These drugs include alcohol and other chemicals, substances that change a person's mood or feeling
This is a term used to describe a primary, chronic and progressive condition
To think excessively about getting more of a substance, constantly plan when and where they will next use
This is a psychological defense mechanism that protects people from seeing the negative realities of their addiction
The process in which the same amount of substance no longer causes the same reaction
These feelings, experiences and physical reactions that occur when people cut down or stop using
These are naturally occuring chemicals in the brain that carry messages
When Neurotransmitter balances are upset people may experience anxiety, confusion, and
This happens when a person uses alcohol or another drug over a long period of time
When someones primary and secondary drug have similar effects are called
When an addicts drug is unavailable, whether to get the same or a completely different effect
These are people, places, events, rules, regulations, expectations that put a demand on someone
This type of thinking is associated with words such as should, ought, must, always, and never
These are personal limitations, personality charecteristics, fears, and anxiety
An internal reaction to situations or demands